Vehicle Description
This is a truly magnificent example Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. It
was completely restored by Park-Ward motors and presents as a top
condition example of the marque. Finished in Claret red with grey
Connolly hide interior. Hand painted fine-lines using the
traditional dying art of brush-painted pin-striping to the
waist-rails and hubcap beauty rings. The restoration was undertaken
over a 10 year period as an on-going and behind the scenes project
by us. She was completed about a year ago and the car used for
presentation purposes. She is now being offered for sale. What we
did: Body & Paint - When bought by us the car was very straight and
sported its original paint, albeit faded and beginning to peel. The
car was entirely stripped to a rolling shell. Engine and
drive-train was removed. No chrome, no fittings, no glass, no
rubbers. The main paint was stripped back to bare metal using
chemical stripping and then hand-sanded to its fundamental metal
finish. Inside door edges were sand blasted to bare metal and
finished accordingly. Photos show her in her bare state and you can
see she was entirely rust free. The only bit of bodywork on the car
was a small previous repair on the left front wing. The remainder
was dent free and completely straight. When repainted, it was done
so in Dulux 2 stage clear over base with no less than 4 coats of
clear. The colour is "Claret" which in the sunlight photos appears
to be red but is in fact a deep burgundy (look at shade pix). When
the car was reassembled, all new window rubbers, door rubbers,
moulding rubbers, new lights, lenses were used and most clips,
fasteners and screws replaced for factory new ones. Interior - The
interior was completely replaced with leather seats and door panels
in good condition from a donor car. They were simply put through
our hand-finishing re-Connollising process. Everything else inside
the car was renewed or refurbished. The carpets are new. Hand-made
utilising genuine imported English Wilton wool, with original
specification Connolly leather edge binding, individually hand
operated machine-stitched in accordance with original factory
Rolls-Royce standards. The headlining is a factory Ambla headlining
from the same donor car the seats were taken from. The door wood
and vanity mirrors were stripped and refinished with no less than
20 coats of clear lacquer, each hand-rubbed between coats to
provide a final finish like glass. The refinish included the front
and rear window surrounds in addition to the 4 doors and rear
vanity mirrors. They are simply perfect. Surprisingly, the original
dash wood remained and is in excellent condition. Every single
switch, gauge, button and feature was disassembled, cleaned,
polished and refitted. The trunk carpet was completely replaced for
new. There was none of the typical rust scaling in the trunk so
minimal refinishing underneath was required. Mechanically - Not a
single stone left un-turned. Upon commencement, the engine was
removed and quasi rebuilt. Crank and bearings were good but pistons
replaced, bores honed and heads engineered with valves and seals.
Brakes & hydraulics - The system is quite literally, completely
overhauled. Both brake pumps, pressure valves rebuilt and fitted
new accumulators with original "Safety Tags". Various steel brake
lines replaced and all high pressure hydraulic hoses replaced for
factory Crewe hoses. The reservoir drained, cleaned, new screens
and final finish. All brake rotors replaced and all 6 calipers
totally rebuilt with new pads (including emergency brake) and
repainted to factory finish. Every single hydraulic suspension part
was rebuilt; T-valves, restrictors, height control valves and
solenoid. See full description in our website listing:
